The Jolly Farmer, Alton in East Hampshire

Always a lovely warm welcome, great staff and a fab festive atmosphere

Nice venue. A little cold in the corners but very good service.

We had our club Christmas Dinner here. We had a brilliant evening, the staff were great and the food was excellent.

I visit this pub often. Either with friends or if I am passing by and want to grab a drink or some food.

Thank you so much for taking care of our rowdy table and making us feel so welcome. The food was delicious, the atmosphere so warm and friendly and the staff really make you feel like it's a home away from home. Amazing pub to bring the family, kid and dog-friendly, in a beautiful location. A must-visit if you are in the area.. Thank you Jolly Farmer!

Food, very expensive for what it was, my partner had some fancy named scampi and chips. The chips were obviously oven chips, not triple cooked chips and the scampi was just like you can buy from any supermarket in the freezer aisle. I had the steak pie and mash. The mash potato didn’t seem like freshly mashed and had a funny tangy taste also, the pie wasn’t particularly pleasant and left a horrible taste in my mouth. I couldn’t wait to get home and clean my teeth and gargle with some mouthwash to get rid of the horrible taste he had left in my mouth. Certainly wouldn’t recommend it to anybody 45 quid worth of rubbish

Had a family Sunday lunch, including haddock & chips, two chicken supremes and scampi and chips. All very good. Two desserts followed: knickerbocker glory and ice cream - again, good.

We called in on our way back from a holiday. We had the sticky chicken sharer, very nice and very filling but very over priced.

We had a fabulous Sunday lunch , food was great , service with a smile and lovely puddings . The lime cheesecake from the specials was sublime . A really relaxing environment!

Great food and manager and staff , whole family had a lovely day

£6.35 for half a coke from the tap and a small non fresh orange juice.. a pint of beer would have been less expensive.

Regretted stopping here. £25 for one very VERY small portion lamb shank, red cabbage and school dinner mashed potatoes. £6 for non-alcoholic shandy Despite being quiet the Bar manager clearly could not be arsed to serve me eg “you don’t want mint sauce with that”. Then had to listen to whinge to another member of staff at the bar. Left hungry

We served by Elliott who was an excellent host, very friendly and helpful. The food was excellent, would highly recommend.

Mediocre is my best description. Pub was deserted and food not great.

Really lovely pub food. Really pleasantly surprised with how good the food was. We had the pie and gnocchi. Both where very tasty!! Would recommend this place a lot.

Great pub and great food and service

Fantastic countryside pub! Delicious fresh food (I recommend trying burger selection from the grill and gnocchi with chicken). Great service! We were there on Saturday, and the atmosphere was wonderful, very friendly and fun. There was music and petting zoo outside, which made my day. :) I would recommend stopping by if you are in the neighbourhood.

Thanks Megan for making our night so easy and fun! You really looked after us. Thanks again to all the staff who helped out. Great atmosphere and beautiful beer garden too.

What an absolute gem of a place. The staff are so welcoming. Megan was a super star.

thanks for being so accommodating in the hour of need and giving the wedding crew a room to carry on the celebrations in monsoon conditions everyone so grateful lovely staff great job

Thank you thank you thank you, for not hesitating to help out our family. You are all angels and we appreciate how accommodating, generous, friendly and welcoming you guys were. A huge thank you from the tie dye wedding crew 🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🍾💍🤵🏼👰🏼‍♀️ Who cares if your wedding marquee blows away when you have a pub like the Jolly Farmer just up the road 🫶

Had an amazing experience food was just lovely we had the beef roast, cooked beautifully and generous portions, Elliot the gentleman that waited our table was so friendly and overheard us cheers our anniversary then added a lovely touch to our experience by offering us a free drink to celebrate 🎉 would definitely go back.

We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary there. The food was so good. The skittle alley added to the success of the party. Highly recommended.

Friendly staff, great for families Nice place to spend an afternoon.

Turned up at 3:30 on fathers day. Pub and garden were empty. Was told that they were too busy to do food for walk ins! The lack of people in the pub, car park and garden would suggest otherwise. Several parties were turned away, I guess they don't need the business

I did not eat, but the service was poor - and I was slightly disappointed as a previous visit was excellent. Maybe I arrived at just the wrong time but the bar service was novice at best.

An all round good pub good food an excellent place for a company night out Skittles are really good fun

Superb pub!! Friendly and helpful staff!! Highly recommended!!

Arrived 30 minutes before kitchen closed on a Sunday afternoon, no beef roast so opted for roast pork and chicken. The pork roast comprised of one medium slice and the chicken, drumstick and part of a breast. Both were accompanied by Yorkshire pudding, gravy and tasty vegetables. Not great value for money in this case.

Little for your money and overpriced. I had a BLT which had hardly any bacon and was made with thin sliced bread. It really wasn't worth £10.50, but the chips were really good.

Took the kids for a Saturday lunch. Friendly service but gastropub prices for decidedly average food in small portions. Better (and independent) options in the area. Won't be back for a while.

Had no idea this place had been refurbished, speaking to the staff, around 2 years ago! Really nice place, friendly staff and a nice garden out the back.

Well - it's a nice spot to stop en-route with lots seating inside & out. We had pre booked arrival so we're expected. And pre ordered food. That being only polite and fair to the pub. For a Fullers pub the beer choice was limited to Two. (The third, a Cornish Seacastle, brew) ran out as we arrived) We are a beer drinking group and had thought more of the Fullers range available. But then Fullers must know what they can sell in the sticks. So it was London Pride or Griffin IPA. The Griffin was advertised as 15% off so we had 13 pints! (As you do) we paid £4.72 a pint after 15% special advertised discount - so that's normally £5.55 !! No wonder they discounted to sell. It was a decent beer. The bill was checked to find we had been charged for a beer more than ordered. Problem was pints were pulled and not added to till at the time. That was sorted. Wine prices were London prices. Take note. We paid £11.90 for two 250mm glasses of white Edwin Fox Blanc to find overcharged and only way to get a credit we were told was to buy more wine and reduce that by overcharged amount. Anyway. again all sorted. Ladies of the Service Team were super in their work. Efficient and helpful. Meal took over an hour more to serve than planned. We had pre-ordered after all. The pub had other diners but not full by any means. Anyway the Fish in the Fish & Chips received special mention by many as did the Beef Pie. Peas were tasteless. We paid for the meals and slipped away as we had arrived all in good order. Some noted on journey that the Gents was in need of a freshen up. But you are only there for minutes!!!

Great pub for families and dogs! Nice play park and outdoor area, cute dog station with toys and treats, friendly accommodating staff!

I enjoyed a lunch here with friends a couple of weeks ago. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the interior decor and layout are pleasant. There's a decent beer garden, and the car park is big enough. The food was fine, but the vegetable tagine could have been more interesting.

Somebody had moved the tables around, without telling the staff, so our food went to the wrong rable. Twice. Hilarious

Beautiful surroundings. Decor was classically modern and inviting. Staff members were attentive without being intrusive. We went for a celebratory Sunday lunch. 3 had the beef, 1 had chicken. All delicious. On the whole, puddings were good too - 2 crumble (delicious, good crumble : apple ratio), brownie (delicious, dark, morish) and a lemon meringue tart with raspberry sorbet. Sounded good but was sickly sweet and the pastry was so firm, it was impossibile to cut into. Would definitely return

Came in for lunch last week, had a really nice chat with Omar at the bar. All round good service and food.

Lovely Roast dinner and helpful friendly staff.

Lovely friendly and helpful staff. Delicious food

Some food came out cold. They were busy for mother's day and sorted it as soon as mentioned. Bit disappointed by serving size.

Lovely Sunday lunch. Doggies. Welcome too

Food excellent. Service friendly and prices not too bad. Clean and comfortable seating. Yes I like it

Weekday lunchtime - efficient and friendly service, excellent food. Thank you so much

Went for my birthday weekend, they made us feel very special, balloons and a drink on the house! All the waiters were lovely, food was delicious and the whole atmosphere was great!

Love going to this pub. Its my parents local and its always does great food and drink. Only criticism is that it is quite pricy for what it is.

This is the best pub around. Brilliant food and service every time we've been there. We liked it so much, we booked there for Xmas day 2022, and it was unbelievable! The chefs are superb. All the staff are happy and friendly. Highly recommend

Grate pint, great sofas in front of the fire. Skittle alley is fun.

Good sized pub but quiet when we went. Food was good. They had drinks offers daily and a special with Fish and Chips and a bottle of wine thrown in on Fridays. Its a little out of the way so not so busy when we went on A Friday evening...much better choice for a Saturday or Sunday lunch during the summer with a great beer garden.

Stopped by for lunch and had another good meal. Staff great as always

A lovely pub with an open fire place great food and a good selection of beer

Lovely pub that feels like a pub. Servers very nice food too.

Last night myself and a group of friends had a brilliant night at the Jolly Farmer, Blacknest playing skittles and a basket meal which was so good, thank you Chef. Elliott and Megan were so good, polite and accommodating ensuring our night went very smoothly thank you both. I would certainly go back food and service service throughout have been excellent. Once again Thank you all.

Unfortunately we went to this pub for dinner on my mums last night in England, visiting from Canada. The pub was empty, which isn't a problem but we would of expected the food to be good, the drinks to be served within a normal time frame and the coffees to be hot but non of this was the case. We mentioned to the waitress and her customer service skills were pretty rubbish to say the least, without an apology for our disappointment. We will not be going back or recommending.

Great food and staff were lovely

The jolly farmer is one of the best pub local to us. Great food and amazing selection of drinks.

Fantastic pub. Two of us went in late November without pre-booking and we couldn't have been made to feel more welcome. Very good non-alcoholic beer (driving!), excellent home-made relish with my burger, and sauce for colleague's fish and chips. Very warm, well heated pub. Great service, couldn't recommend more highly!

Good food, good beer, good service. We had the back room for a family event and had a great evening

Very quick service and great food

Food was very good. Tasty and delicious. Service was excellent, Omar had a good manner and tended to all our needs promptly and efficiently. Thanks, excellent roast dinner and the kids loved their Steak and Ale Pie.

It was ok .barman/waiter didn't want to be there .girls were freindly food was ok .

Good food, easy to find location with plenty of parking and a nice little play area.

Great roast dinner, and excellent service

Food was very nice, also staff were very friendly, and helpful, table of four all in agreement.

Lovely evening playing skittles. The food was very nice too.

Went for a family meal. Two had burger and chips, chips were great. I had Thai green curry, nothing like it! Looked like pea soup! Didn't taste like much. Got charged £10 for a large glass of wine. Wouldn't bother going again, except for a plate of chips.

Lovely place great area for kids to play great food great customer service

Lovely staff, lovely place, great food. We got the soup, avocado toast, mac n cheese and the fish and chips. The mac n cheese wasnt all that special, but everything else was amazing.

By far the best fish and chips I have had in a long time - meal cooked perfectly, didn’t wait too long for food to arrive and staff very friendly and helpful . Good atmosphere in the pub and perfect for a mild summer evening . Love this pub - a good location in the country , ample parking . Very relaxed evening after a busy day . Booking was quick and easy . Well done all at the Jolly Farmer - this will be a regular with us for sure . Thank you !

Nice friendly service. Good lunchtime jaunt with nice selection of food. Croque Monsier & Triple cooked chips - a fab midday pick you up for the afternoon!

Visited for first time today and had an amazing time. Service was incredible, everyone very friendly and helpful especially Patrick. The food was delicious and the beer garden was a nice place to eat. Good to find a child friendly place with an actual play area too. Will definitely return when in the area!

I love coming here. The staff are lovely, the food is delicious (I have spotted a few mistakes get through the kitchen. But they always do and everything was rapidly sorted with quality service). Their allergy indications are excellent and make it easy to tweak a meal to dietary requirements. They regularly serve Hop Head my favourite beer which I will admit does make me a little biased as to liking them so much ☺️ The play area in the garden is a godsend and well maintained. Some of the garden tables have seen better days on top but are sturdy and don't move when you sit down. Haven't eaten inside since pre-pandemic now but it's always been cozy in the winter and the skittles are fun.

Staff are always friendly, great space both inside and out. Cannot recommend the food enough

Food was very slow and below average when it did arrive. Nice Garden.

A pleasant evening g with friends in a pleasant venue. The food for all of us was yummy and the staff friendly and efficient. Thankyou.

My favourite pub, food today was spot on with top service, The pub is rural and pretty with a really nice restaurant, great atmosphere and a nice place for the kids and to sit outside, The food has gone from strength to strength and big thanks to Charlotte and the team for a lovely lunch experience.

From first contact by phone to sampling the wonderful food on offer I would highly recommend a visit to this place. With the permission of the Eanna, the manager I was able to stay in my motorhome overnight, I was able to attend my nieces wedding at a local venue without the hassle of a long trip from Yorkshire. Top marks from a Yorkshire man is a hard thing to achieve, but this place and the team definitely deserves a five star review.

A really nice pub and very friendly staff. We went for a club meeting of the BMW GB owners club. Great meeting room and the food was delicious. I had the chorizo burger. Best burger I have had in a very very long time. Looking forward to going again.

The food was good, arrived quickly and fairly good sized portions for mains however the dessert portions are laughable and not worth the money. Would eat here again but have starters instead of desserts. Staff were friendly and service was good

Excellent service and food. will go again x

Good pub food, nice garden to sit in. Chef made us a late lunch at 3:50pm (kitchen closes at 4pm), so they deserve 5 stars just for that alone. I will return.

Lovely coffee stop on our bike ride with a selection of coffees to choose from and home made cakes.

Lovely place to sit in garden whilst the kids use the play area. Food average, service ok

The food is very good, although surprising that some of the most popular English brunch dishes like Sausage and mash was not available although we were very early. The staff is very friendly but it took a long time for service.

Presseco treacle tart and coconut ice cream 😋 easy parking clean. Friendly service great food and drink xx

Very relaxing atmosphere really good grub excellently cooked steak was superb,staff very nice big car park, pub gardens looked like a great place to bring the family to ,definitely going back

Staff very polite and respectful clean and tidy Manager very friendly went in for coffee and ended up staying for lunch And on Sunday had another lunch all food Great seems a very popular place to go Big bonus dog friendly

A lovely country pub that serves great food. The kids love the outside play area. Perfect after a walk at Alice Holt.

Service not very good at to wait a long time for the food

First time at this pub and awful experience. Food was the worst I’ve ever had. We order the roasts for 3 of us and it was totally inedible. Dried cold and tasted stale. Yorkshire puddings were burnt and unrecognisable. We waited 45 minutes for this. The area we sat in was cold and dirty. The whole place felt unwelcoming although the staff did apologise for the food and explained they were short on chefs. Service was poor. No one checked to see if we were ok or our food was ok even though the pub wasn’t busy and all the staff congregated at the bar. We didn’t have to pay for our food or drinks. Very disappointing.

My first time visiting the place and I absolutely loved it. Really cosy and welcoming atmosphere where you can just relax and enjoy your food, a good conversation with friends, a glass of wine by the fire on a cold day or a g&t at the beautiful garden on a sunny day. Shabby chic decor, flowers on the table, beautiful views - it has it all. The staff were attentive and friendly, and the food was delicious (I had a soup of the day and one of the toasties - exactly what I needed on a gloomy day!). Would definitely come back and recommend visiting after a long walk, on a special occasion or on just another weekday evening.

I had roast beef the beef and Yorkshire pudding was ok but roast potatoes and veg not

One of our fave places to go for roast dinner have been many times and will always go back. They are also dog friendly and our little sausage dog loves joining us for roast. It’s busy and can be tricky to get staff at times BUT we will always go back, the staff are lovely & the food is good.

Lovely pub. Very well kept ales. Accepted grandsons(x3) without complaint. Very family oriented.

We had a lovely meal and lovely girl behind the bar absolutely amazing. We will be definitely coming back in the summer when it's warmer. Sorry about the two-year-old make another noise

Birthday celebration. Food was exquisite, staff very friendly and polite. Highly recommend

Really nice, very Victorian. You have books in the shelves, so you can read while enjoying a pint or a coffee. Really bad network coverage, which makes it perfect for quizzes.

Food and service were excellent

Really nice day staff were great! 50th birthday with 10 of us. The atmosphere was great, very picturesque pub. The only negatives were we had to wait around 40 minutes for the starters, but really nice when they came. Mains were tasty great portion size, again only little niggle was the roast potatoes very dry and over cooked. Overall great experience and will definitely be going again.

The service charge was pretty steep for 8 people